Finance Minister Paul Martin said he would support Prime Minister Jean Chretien -- as long as there was no contest for the federal Liberal leadership. Martin's supporters had been waging a backroom campaign to force Chretien into retirement before the next election, which was widely anticipated for the next spring.

Date: 2000-03-21
Placeline: OTTAWA, Ontario.
Source: The Canadian Press
Length: 16 seconds

Transcript Prediction: << there's there's no doubt that there were and there are people who would support my candidacy if and when a leadership race arose there is no leadership race >>

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